Her Dance Career Caused a Downward Spiral
The singer’s struggle with body dysmorphia started when she joined a competitive dance company at twelve years old. Surrounded by “really pretty girls,” she began to feel less confident about herself. Having to wear “really tiny clothes” also didn’t help and made Billie afraid to “look in the mirror at all.” To make matters even worse, during a hip-hop class, she suffered a ruptured growth plate in her hip, ending her dancing career and triggering a self-harming depressive state.